GRIPPING DEVICE AND INDUSTRIAL ROBOT

There is provided a gripping device and an industrial robot that can more reliably grip a workpiece without using a granular material. The gripping device 10A includes: a palm portion 30; a plurality of finger portions 32 protruding from a periphery of the palm portion 30 and configured to fall toward the palm portion 30 by deforming the palm portion 30 in a thickness direction; a connecting portion 33 formed in a position surrounding an outer edge of the palm portion 30 on a side opposite to a side formed with the finger portions 32, the connecting portion 33 connected to a case 36; a high-strength portion 38 provided between the palm portion 30 and the connecting portion 33, the high-strength portion 38 having a predetermined length from the outer edge of the palm portion 30 in the thickness direction of the palm portion 30, and the high-strength portion 38 being less likely to be deformed than the palm portion 30; the case 36 connected to the connecting portion 33, the case 36 coming into contact with a base end of the high-strength portion 38; and an actuator 52A configured to deform the palm portion 30 in the thickness direction.